I might be a fake Ultraman.

When the scene of the Seth team's tank being stuck in the monster's rear end, causing the monster to crawl out of the swamp in pain, unfolded before Baili Yuan's eyes, Baili Yuan smiled with relief.

What can I say?

Moreover, one of the drivers in the tank was Kotaro Higashi.

Because of Hyakuri En's reminder, Higashi Kotaro began to visit and investigate the residential areas near the swamp, and he actually discovered that several residents had gone missing in the vicinity of the swamp.

Most importantly, the missing residents would pass through that swampy area on their way to and from get off work.

However, the fact that the police have taken over the investigation of the missing person case is far from enough to warrant the attention of the Set team.

After realizing the problem, Higashi Kotaro contacted the Seto team. Captain Asahina Yutaro also noticed the problem and dispatched the Seto team.

After searching the swamp and nearby lakes, the Seth team discovered a large number of human-owned items, including shoes, clothing, and handbags.

This convinced the Set team that some kind of danger must be lurking beneath the swamp.

Then the Set team sent Pyrumida II to infiltrate the swamp underground to conduct investigations and explorations.

The Palumeda II chariot, capable of burrowing underground, also has a remarkable history.

It is a successor to the Parameda vehicle used by the Science Patrol during the era of the first Ultraman.

The two drill bits mounted at the front of the Palumeda II have an astonishing hardness of 2 times that of diamond and can rotate in reverse.

Fearing that the missile would collapse the underground space, Kotaro Higashi and his companion chose to drive directly into it.

When this car rams into the monster's rear end, it's probably going to hurt a bit.

Higashi Kotaro and Kitajima Tetsuya, who were driving the tank, showed no mercy whatsoever.

Because along with the monster they discovered underground, they also found a large number of humans trapped in capsule-like spheres. It looked as if the monster had stored them away as food for the winter.

Clearly, those missing humans were being held captive here.

The monster that emerged from the swamp quickly shed the chariot on its rear and then began to attack the nearby residents in a frenzy.

Fortunately, the Seth team was well-prepared for the battle, and missiles struck the monster's head the moment it went berserk.

Despite their seemingly leisurely demeanor, the Set team is surprisingly powerful in battle.

The Seth team is truly wealthy enough to provide firepower coverage.

During the battle, the monster also displayed some special abilities.

First, the monster can launch attacks by spitting out flames and spherical capsules from its mouth.

The flames were very hot, but not terrifying, and after a while, it seemed to run out of fuel and could no longer spew flames for an extended period.

"Those are flames produced by burning marsh gas. This monster stored a lot of marsh gas in its body when it lived in the swamp." Araki Shuhei, who was in charge on site, analyzed the situation and then wiped away a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the monster ignited and released the marsh gas on its own. If the Seth team had blown the monster up and caused the marsh gas inside it to explode, the windows of the nearby residents' homes would not have been spared.

As for the spherical capsules, their main purpose is to trap targets; as long as you dodge quickly enough, they pose little threat.

Then, the monster also has a long, frog-like tongue that can be used as a weapon, capable of lifting up turrets like a whip.

Judging by sight, the long tongue is at least fifty meters long.

"Could this monster be a mutated frog?" Shuhei Aragaki guessed.

It spits out foam-like spheres, has huge eyes, a long tongue, and also demonstrates a certain jumping ability... It really looks like a frog.

To be honest, the Seth team deals mostly with monsters formed from the mutation of various organisms.

In addition, the monster's eyes can emit a red light, making the creature being stared at feel unable to move.

But just as the monster set its sights on the Seth team members, a missile struck the monster in the eye.

Although they couldn't directly destroy the monster's eyes, they prevented it from using their eyes to paralyze the Seth team members. Kotaro Higashi dismounted from the tank and joined the rest of the Seth team in ground combat.

The ZAT guns, which are uniformly equipped by the members of the Seth team, are small but incredibly powerful. They can switch between live ammunition, laser, and gas modes, firing bullets, light, and gas.

Faced with the monster that jumped out of the swamp, the Set team gained the upper hand for a time.

This monster's abilities weren't particularly troublesome, and it performed rather poorly when dealing with the Seth team's attacks.

In summary, their combat capabilities are mediocre.

If this monster hadn't been hiding in the swamp and only came out to commit crimes at night, it would have been taken away by the Set team long ago.

The monster doesn't not want to escape back underwater or underground.

However, the Set team had already electrified the water. Whenever the monster tried to escape, the Set team would release electricity, and it would bounce around with each electric shock.

However, even the weakest monster will unleash its full power and fight to the death when faced with a life-or-death crisis.

The monster suddenly spewed out a large number of spherical capsules, leaving the Seth team members who were close by no room to dodge, and several of them were unfortunately trapped.

This includes Kotaro Higashi.

Then the monster leaped with all its might, jumping more than 300 meters into the air, and escaped from the encirclement.

Unfortunately, the monster had no chance to escape.

Because it disturbed Taro!
Trapped, Kotaro Higashi decisively transforms into Taro.

The monster leaped high into the air, only to be grabbed by the legs by Taro, who suddenly appeared and pulled it down from the sky.

Taro and the monster landed on an open area outside the swamp, where they began a thrilling hand-to-hand combat.

In the end, the monster, which had been forced to its knees, was completely destroyed by Taro's beam.

Even Taro didn't flash his lights.

"He's stealing the spotlight again!" Aragaki Shuhei couldn't help but say. He had already ordered powerful missiles to be aimed at the monster, and they were just waiting to be launched.

However, Taro did save the Set team a lot of money.

Taro didn't leave immediately. Instead, he rescued the humans who had been captured by the monster. Upon closer inspection, there were more than a dozen people.

Fortunately, none of these people died; they were merely unconscious. The spherical capsules contained nutrient solution that could sustain human life, leaving them only slightly weak.

The monster intends to use these people as food for the winter; corpses, on the other hand, won't survive until winter.

Another monster spirit has appeared in Baili Yuan's battle device.

Shuhei Aragaki's guess was correct; the monster was indeed a mutated frog.

Then Baili Yuan sent Jilianma to wander around the swamp area and discovered that there were probably monster remains in the swamp area, which caused the frogs to mutate and thus the giant frog monster appeared.

The monster's remains were not unfamiliar; they came from the regenerated monster King Leib.

The remains of King Leib's flesh were discovered in the giant frog monster's lair.

In summary, this giant frog monster had only recently mutated.

When King Leib was blown up, only a core portion regenerated into King Leib, while the rest of his remains were scattered in various places.

Although the Seth team recovered most of the items, they still couldn't guarantee that nothing would be lost.

You know what, the Giant Frog Monster and King Leib actually do look a bit alike; they both have big bellies and big mouths. (Actually, the Giant Frog Monster's suit was modified from King Leib's suit.)
Baili Yuan could only have Jilianma use corrosive liquid to thoroughly clean up the remaining cells of King Leib, to ensure that no more giant frog monster would mutate in the future.

Jilianma has become the new model worker.

After all… currently, only Gilenma, the monster in the middle level, has a physical body; the others are all spirits. (End of Chapter)